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Chuck Lindell covers legal issues, appellate courts, politics, the Texas Senate and criminal justice. Since arriving in Austin in 1989, Lindell has covered religion, Austin city government, the region's rapid population growth in addition to investigative reporting. He also was the Statesman's correspondent in Washington, D.C., from 2001-05. Lindell lives in Austin with his wife and two kids. He's an avid poker player who's into astronomy and is waging a lonely campaign to rid the paper of its ridiculous astrology column.

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A Republican leader in the Texas House is questioning the wisdom of a new policy, revealed in late June, that requires state regulatory agencies to send all proposed rules and regulations to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office to be reviewed before they’re disclosed to the public. In a letter sent Monday to Abbott, Rep. Byron Cook &mdash...

Cody Wilson found his calling when, in 2013, he successfully fired the first gun made on a 3D printer. That very week, he dropped out of his second year at the University of Texas Law School, which wasn’t much of a sacrifice because he’d pretty much stopped attending classes as his interests were captured by a revolutionary idea...

Cody Wilson found his calling when, in 2013, he successfully fired the first gun made on a 3D printer. That very week, he dropped out of his second year at the University of Texas Law School, which wasn’t much of a sacrifice because he’d pretty much stopped attending classes as his interests were captured by a revolutionary...

A special Texas Senate committee, formed to recommend changes in the wake of the Santa Fe High School shooting, which left 10 dead in May, released a report Monday that focused on strategies for beefing up school security while rejecting actions that could limit gun rights. The panel of six Republicans and three Democrats proposed legislation...

A special Texas Senate committee, formed to recommend changes in the wake of the Santa Fe High School shooting that left 10 dead in May, released a report Monday that focused on strategies for beefing up school security while rejecting actions that could limit gun rights. The panel of six Republicans and three Democrats proposed legislation...

A state appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit by Empower Texans, a prominent conservative advocacy group, that seeks to strip the Texas Ethics Commission of its power to regulate campaigns and political donations. The lawsuit, part of a long-running legal battle pitting the commission against Empower Texans and its president, Michael...

Instructions for making guns on a 3D printer are no longer available on an Austin company’s website, but the plans have been copied and republished on other parts of the internet, raising questions about the effectiveness of a federal judge’s order that blocked access to the files. Defense Distributed, founded by Cody Wilson of...

Instructions for making guns on a 3D printer are no longer available on an Austin company’s website, but the plans have been copied and republished on other parts of the internet, raising questions about the effectiveness of a federal judge’s order that blocked access to the files. Defense Distributed, founded by Cody Wilson of...

Republican Pete Flores finished first in an eight-way special election for the Texas Senate — an unexpectedly strong showing that propelled him into a runoff against Democrat Pete Gallego and raised GOP spirits heading into November’s challenging midterm election. Gov. Greg Abbott reacted with glee when Tuesday night’s results...

Republican Pete Flores finished first in an eight-way special election for the Texas Senate — an unexpectedly strong showing that propelled him into a runoff against Democrat Pete Gallego because no single candidate emerged with more than half the votes. Flores received 34.4 percent of votes cast, while Gallego got 28.9 percent. State...